The accompanying table describes results from groups of 10 births from 10 different sets of parents. The random variable x represents the number of girls among 10 children. Use the range rule of thumb to determine whether 1 girl in 10 births is a significantly low number of girls. The maximum value in this range is _____ girls.

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6. The accompanying table describes results from groups of 10 births from 10 different sets of parents. The random variable x represents the number of girls among 10 children. Use the range rule of thumb to determine whether 1 girl in 10 births is a significantly low number of girls.

The maximum value in this range is _____ girls.

Number of
Girls x
0
1
2
3456
7
8
9
10
P(x)
0.003
0.013
0.038
0.115
0.201
0.245
0.204
0.116
0.044
0.016
0.005
Transcribed Image Text:Number of Girls x 0 1 2 3456 7 8 9 10 P(x) 0.003 0.013 0.038 0.115 0.201 0.245 0.204 0.116 0.044 0.016 0.005
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Number of girls left parenthesis x right parenthesisP open parentheses x close parentheses
00.003
10.013
20.038
30.115
40.201
50.245
60.204
70.116
80.044
90.016
100.005
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